A comprehensive guide to caring for your body, mind, and spirit before, during, and after pregnancy and infant loss.
Your baby is real. Your baby is so loved. Your baby’s life matters. Losing your baby at any age or stage is a devastating loss. We pray these pages offer you healing, hope, and support as you mourn your baby’s short and shining life.
If you are a Church Leader, please note that our Miscarriage Parent’s Handbook contains much of the same information found in the following pages, but in an accessible, pastoral, printed booklet. To order booklets for your parish or diocese, click here.
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Before Experiencing a Miscarriage
If you know your child has died before 20 weeks and you expect to miscarry, click below for support and information to help you through this difficult time.
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Currently Experiencing a Miscarriage
If you are currently experiencing a miscarriage before 20 weeks, click below for help and support.
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Pregnancy Loss After 20 Weeks
If you have have experienced the loss of your baby in your womb after 20 weeks, click below for support.
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Receiving a Life-Limiting Prenatal Diagnosis
If you have received a life-limiting diagnosis and have been told your baby may die before or shortly after birth, click below for support to help you make decisions in this difficult time.
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Ectopic Pregnancy
If you have experienced an ectopic pregnancy or would like more information about an ectopic pregnancy, click below for support and education.
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Spiritual Accompaniment After Loss
Spiritual support after the loss of your child during pregnancy or shortly after birth.
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Useful Support After Pregnancy & Infant Loss
If you have experienced the death of your baby, click below for help and support.
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Supporting a Friend or Relative after Pregnancy Loss
Practical information to help your loved one/friend after the loss of their baby.
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Help for Siblings
If you have living children and need support for helping them through the loss of their sibling, click below.
Sign the Petition
The language used in medical coding for pregnancy loss can be emotionally hurtful and may lead to confusion among women who are in a highly vulnerable state after loss. There is a noticeable discrepancy between how doctors communicate compassionately—using phrases like "I'm sorry your baby does not have a heartbeat" or "I'm sorry you are experiencing a miscarriage"—and the clinical term "spontaneous abortion." This clinical language feels cold and unnecessary. Help us make a change.
Pregnancy Loss Items
As grieving parents, we always hold our baby close in our hearts and minds. These items have been carefully curated for our cherished families to remember and give honor to the impact their little life had on the world.
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“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you.”
— Jeremiah 1:5